Maria Elena Cruz, a state appeals court judge, is the first Latina and first Black Arizonan to serve on the state’s most ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily/AP) — Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs announced her pick for a new ... Cruz earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Arizona in 1998 and a juris doctorate ...

The mood at the Arizona State Museum at the University of Arizona in Tucson ... learned that Gov. Katie Hobbs was seeking $7 million to aid their efforts. That mood quickly shifted to excitement.

Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs has appointed Maria Elena Cruz to the Arizona Supreme Court. The state appellate judge from rural ...

As the new legislative year begins, Gov. Katie Hobbs is announcing her priorities for the state, which includes Arizona’s 22 Tribal Nations, whose tribal lands make up 28 percent of the state ...

Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has appointed Maria Elena Cruz to ... justice who will uplift those who need it most.” Cruz is a University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law graduate, and ...

Judge Maria Elena Cruz was appointed to the Arizona Supreme Court by Gov. Katie ... Hobbs nominated Judge Maria Elena Cruz to the state's highest court. What we know: Cruz is a graduate of the ...